Citation

Blinn-Pike L, Worthy SL. Fam. Consum. Sci. Res. J. 2008; 37(1): 71-83.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1177/1077727X08322861

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The aim of this study is to describe female undergraduates who have gambled in casinos compared with their peers who have never participated in casino gambling or gambling in any form. Pathological gambling has been linked to financial problems, marital stress, lost time at work and school, depression, and even suicide. Female students (n = 179, mean age 21.64) from a southeastern university are questioned about their gambling behaviors, sensation-seeking traits, and alcohol consumption. Female college students who have participated in casino gambling have higher sensation-seeking scores, higher scores on a measure of gambling severity, consumed alcohol on more occasions over the past 30 days, and have binge drunk more frequently than their peers. Implications are presented for gambling prevention and research. © 2008 American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Language: en

Keywords

Sensation seeking; Binge drinking; Gambling; Female college students